Candelaria - Hidalgo

Facts about Candelaria

Location of Candelaria

Candelaria is located in the municipality of Tasquillo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.310278
Latitude (dec): 20.564444

Height over sea level of Candelaria

The locations medium height over sea level is 1640 meters.

Population in Candelaria

The over all population of Candelaria is 731 persons, 339 of them are male and 392 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 317 minors and 414 adults, with 60 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Candelaria

540 inhabitants of the location Candelaria in Mexico live in indigenous households. 225 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 4 people, while 217 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 75 citizens of Candelaria.

Economic situation

In Candelaria exist about 158 households.

Of these households 161 are common houses or apartments, 37 are without floor and about 14 consist of one room only.

84 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 100 are connected to the public water supply, 150 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 7 households to own a computer, 30 own a washing machine and 136 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Candelaria

Besides the 46 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 12 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

30 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 231 persons did not finish the school. 62 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 137 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 61 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.